• China smashes wind and solar installation records once again in 2024. The Progress Playbook.
• Deaths from AIDS in India came down by 79 per cent while HIV infections fell by 44 per cent in 2023 when compared to 2010. abp.
• In 2021, the USDA re-evaluated the 50 year old Thrifty Food Plan, which estimates the cost of groceries, resulting in a 21% increase in food stamp benefits for more than 41 million people. Vox.
• 9 countries said goodbye to a devastating disease in 2024. NPR.
• Wage inequality has declined in two-thirds of countries worldwide since start of 21st century. International Labour Organization.
• In 1991, fewer than 15% of people in Bangladesh had access to electricity. Thirty years later, access was almost universal. Our World in Data.

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